The Mesa River ( es, Río Mesa) is a river in the
Sierra de Solorio
The Solorio Range ( es, Sierra de Solorio) is a mountain range located in the western side of the Iberian System, Spain. It straddles Aragon, Castile-La Mancha and Castile and León.
Description
The ridge is roughly aligned in an E-W direction ...
range area,
Iberian System
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Spain
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It is a tributary of the
Piedra River.
There are
trout
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in the river, but the population of the
endangered
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European freshwater crayfish in the river has practically disappeared owing to the introduction of the
North America
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signal crayfish
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(''Pacifastacus leniusculus'').
Geography
It rises near
Selas, in the
province of Guadalajara
Guadalajara () is a province of Spain, belonging to the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. As of 2013 it had a population of 257,723 people. The population of the province has grown in the last 10 years. It is located in the centre of ...
,
Castile-La Mancha. The Mesa has an irregular flow, due to the long dry season of the summer months, with often heavy rainfall in the spring and autumn. It receives much water at
Jaraba
Jaraba is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 316 inhabitants.
This town is located in the deep Mesa River valley, at the feet of the Sier ...
, where there are
thermal springs
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.
The Mesa River cuts a deep
canyon
A canyon (from ; archaic British English spelling: ''cañon''), or gorge, is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosion, erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales. Rivers have a natural tenden ...
, locally known as ''Hoces del Río Mesa'' (Mesa River Gorges) or ''Valle del Mesa'' (Mesa Valley).
Hoces del Río Mesa
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See also
* List of rivers of Spain
This is an incomplete list of rivers that are at least partially in Spain. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Rivers in the mainland Iberian Peninsu ...
References
External links
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Rivers of Spain
Rivers of Castilla–La Mancha
Ebro basin
Province of Zaragoza
Province of Guadalajara